Window.



A. G. SOULE.

WIN-DOW.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1912.

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ARTHUR o. SOULE, or SA FRANCISCO, canrromvm, assrenon, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE M X WINDOW-COMPANY, OF SAN. FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Sept. 9, 1913.

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Be it known that I, ARTHUR G. Soonn, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the ing in a state of stable equilibrium in whatever position it may be placed, may readily be moved from any position to any other.

With this object in view my invention consists in a sash slidably pivoted in a window frame, adjuster arms having one end fixedly pivoted in and slightly above the middle points of the stiles and the other end slidably pivoted in the frame; and carrier arms having one end fixedly pivoted in the frame, and the other end fixedly pivoted to the adjuster arms.

It also consists in the combination with a frame, sash, adjuster arm, and carrier arm of a plate having means for automatically adjusting its position on the frame.

It also consists in the novel parts, combinations, and arrangements, set forth in the.

following description, particularly pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanylng two sheets of drawings, of -wlnch Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, partly in section, showing the frame,

sash, one adjuster arm, and one carrier arm, thelr attachments and mutual relations, also showing in dotted lines the window as it appears in reversed position. Fig. 2'is an enlarged cross section of Fig. 1 as it appears when the window is closed; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the upper wearing plate of the carrier arm, and adjacent parts, showing the means for automatically ad usting said plate; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lower.

end of the adjuster arm, its means of attachment to its sliding fixture, and of the adj acent parts, showing the retaining stop; Fig.

5 is a further detail of the sliding fixture of the adjuster arm showing an edge view of the same in relation to a vertical section of the frame; Fig. 6, is a detail view of the pivot shoe, and the pivoted attachment of the sash thereto; and Fig. 7 is a broken detail'of the adjuster arm, part of the carrier arm connected therewith, the upper wearing plate of the adjuster arm, and an elevation of the sliding fixture attached to the lower end of the adjuster arm.

The same symbol of reference marks the same part in whichever view said part may appear.

Describing my invention in detail, and referring again to the drawing, 1 is the side window jamb, .2 is the stop, and 3- is the sash. Up and down the frame on both jambs of the window run grooves 20, and

shoes 16 are slidably located therein, as are rounded by a sleeve or casing 19, fixed in a hole 1n the sash, and having a spring 17 which tends to press the shoe against the side of the groove 20. 1

By the above mentioned'means the sash is slidably pivoted in the frame-but so far as described the sash has but one posi-.

tion of stable equilibrium, which is the closed position ofthe window. It is given stable equilibrium in other positions by the adjuster arms 7, which have oneend fixedly pivoted to points in the stiles of the sash. The best location of these points is near the middle of the stile, being about two inches above said middle points. One end of the arm is pivotedly attached by pivot 9 towearing plates 8 which are screwed to the sash; and the other ends are pivoted by pivot 11 to the sliding fixtures 12, which are located in the grooves 20, and slide therein. The details of the sliding fixtures are shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 7, and are so arranged as to be held in the slot by the retaining stop 13, which extends from the bottom of the frame to about the point shown in Fig. 1. For further securing the general equilibrium desired, and for allowing the means of the pivot 6 in wearing plate 5, which is set in the jamb by screws, its location being determined by means of the adjusting slot 14. The approximate location is first determined, and the plate loosely set in place by means of a screw not shown in said adjusting slot. The sash is then moved to proper position within its frame, the plate sliding about said screw until its proper location is disclosed. It is then fastened by permanent screws as shown. The lower part of carrier arm 4 is curved as shown in the drawing (Figs. 1 and 7 l. The reason for curving the end is to allow the window to close, the position of the pivot- 10 being then at a point to the left of the pivot 6, and directly above pivot. 11.

The' window described possesses among its other novelties and utilities the quality of being fully reversible, as indicated by the arrow and the dotted lines in Fig. 1, which show the arms falling into their reversed positions.

Having described my invention and believing that I have produced novel and use ful improvements in the class to which the same appertains, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A window comprising a frame, a sash slidably pivoted in said frame, adjuster arms, one end of which being fixedly pivoted at points slightly above the middle of the sash stiles, and the other end slidably pivoted in the frame, and carrier arms one end of which is fixedly pivoted in the frame and the-other end fixedly pivoted to the corresponding adjuster arm.

2. A window comprising a frame longi tudinally grooved in both'jambs, shoes slidable in said grooves, a sash pivoted at its upper edge to said shoes, sliding fixtures in said grooves, adjuster arms fixedly pivoted at one end to said sash at points slightly above the middle points of the stiles of said sash and at tlie other end pivoted to said sliding fixtures; and carrier arms fixedly pivoted at one end to the frame and at the other end fixedly pivoted to the corresponding adjuster arm.

3. A window comprising a frame longitudinally grooved in both jambs, shoes slidable in said grooves, a sash pivoted at its upper edge to said shoes, sliding fixtures in pivotally secured at one end to said frame and at the other end to said adjuster arm.

5. A window comprising a frame, a sash in said frame, an adjuster arm slidably pivoted in the frame and fixedly pivoted in the sash and a carrier arm fixedly pivoted in the frame and to saidadjuster arm. 6: A window comprising a frame, a sash mounted in said frame, an adjuster arm slidably pivoted at one end to the frame and fixedly pivoted at the other end to the sash and a carrier arm fixedly pivoted at one end to said frame and at the other end to said adjuster arm.

7. A. reversible window comprising a sash, an adjuster arm of suitable length, a carrier arm supporting said adjuster arm and window sash, a slidable pivoted connection between said frame and one end of said adjuster arm, and a pivoted connection betweenthe other end of said adjuster arm and points near the middle of the sashstiles about which said sash is rotatable.

8. A window comprising a frame having a grooved jamb, shoes slidable in said groove, a sash pivoted to said shoes, a pressure spring between said shoe and sash, a sliding fixture in said groove, an adjuster arm fixedly pivoted at one end to said sash and at the other end pivoted to said sliding fixture; and a carrier arm fixedly pivoted at one end tothe frame and at the other end fixedly pivoted to the adjuster arm.

In testimony whereof I claim the foregoing I have hereto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of August, 1912.

ARTHUR C. SOULE. Witnesses:

M. A. MILLER, A. J. HENRY. 

